Automatic automobile signal



Sept. 7, 1926. r 1,599,276

C. JOHNSON AUTOMATIC AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL Filed Sept. 10, 1924 'Tlml BYW ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

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mita s fi-lefifseptember 10, 924, s ria uo. teases. I 'l The main object o'f this invention to provide .a vehicle signal. which s observed .in-the form ofa hand;simulating the hold ing of an: illuminated" box-like structure onj which the direction in which. the. vehicle is];

and; suppo rtedv on member 17 about to "turn, 1s indicated. The device is actuated in a novel manner. and by the movementof aleve which simultaneously ex same time illumitends the hand and at the box-like structure .nates that. portion of y the which is to'indicate the direotion inwhich "he vehicleis to turnf v t This and other objects will become apin the description; below,1.in,which charactersof reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing. 7 v

., Referring briefly, to. the 1 drawing, Figure 1' is a front e1evat1onal view' of' the d ey ice, showing the. casing the interior mechanism. v

Figure'2 is a longltudlnal'sectlonal elevatlonal view, showing the interior of the casing.

Figure 3 ls'a top, plan view ofFigure 1..

4 is a wiring diagram of the circuit used inilluminating the direction lamps. Figure 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the indicating'hand and lamp chamber mounted thereon.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary and partly sec- Flgure tional elevational'view of the extensible signal actuating crank.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the

numeral 10 indicates a rectangular casing in which the entire signaling device" is mounted. The'casing is provided with a bottom ll and is open at the top, said top being covered by a flat door 12. -Within the casing chamber 13 and mounted on the face of the bottom 11, is an extending bracket 14 which is provided with a hollow sleeve 15.

This sleeve extends longitudinally in the easing and receives a bar has a down-turned projection 17 at its forward end and the rear end is provided with an enlargement 18 in which a hole is provided. Beneath and to one sideof the bracket 14, an additional bracket 19 is sup ported on the internal face of the bottom 11 -within the chamber 13. This bracket has a pair offoot plates which secure to the bottom and raise a ledge of the bracket above said bottom. On this ledge, a pair of vertically aligned slots 20 are provided in which pins are slidably mounted. To the pins, the

end of 'crossed'bars of lazy tongs 21 are horizontal bar 16. Said firmly anchored. The opposite end of; the

lazy tongs lhave pins thereon which are engaged in apair of vertical slots 22' fol-med in a plate 23 which simulates 1 an outstretched Q-stru ctures24 ismounted on theplate and said boxis divided-into compartments 25 and hand. Saidplate 22 has suspended from.

26 by a. wall. 27'. In the; compartment 25 a' red lamp28 is'mounted! and in theopposite compartment 26, a greenlamp 29 is mounted. p The front of the box 'is op eng andc is covered by. v a, transparent glass 310 on which the, words Right and Left' areengravedu The word Right covers} approximately. half t the w dth- 0f. the glassi and is infrOnt of broken-away to illustrate:

compartment, 25 and the lamp 28, and the re A vertical'channel 31 extends upwardly in the plate 23 forming the outstretched hand and this channel serves as'a conduit thru which the electrical current carrying wires are connected to the sockets of the lamps 28 and 2.9, said wires being indicated bythe numeral 32. A hollow-post 33 ismounted onthe top of the casing 10 and on the top of 35 are mounted. A shaft 36 passes vertically her 13 and is rotatably mounted on its lower endin a lug 37. This'post has at its upper end a lever 38 which is electrically con'nect stud, acircular opening 42 passes in which shaft and thru tlllS.

this post, a pair ofbutton terminals, 34 and I downward thru the post and into the chamone end of a stem43 is slidably mounted.

The opposite end -44'of said stem is bent at portion 43 and 1s mounted in the hole provided in the a ri ht angles. to the axis of the portion 18 ofthe bar 16.

The vehicle signal is used in the following I manner. The device is preferably mounted by securing the casing, to the dashboard at one side and in front of the drivers seat 1 Y so that ready accesscan at all times behad to the -lever38 As thevehicle on which'the v 'deviceis mounted. is-about to turn the cor:

her in the right hand direction, the lever 38 is rotated until it contacts With the button 34 mounted beneath the lever on the post 33; In thus rotating the lever to this position, the bar 16 is moved outwardly to- Ward the end of the casing thru the crank movement of the portions 41, 43, and 44. The plate 23 which is cut-out similar to a hand'is moved outwardly thru, the vslot 45 in the casing 10 and When the button' 34 contacts with the lever 38, a circuit is closed thru the lamp 28, thus illuminating said lamp and providing prominence to the sig- "-nal by giving an illuminatedbackground to crank consisting of members members 43 and 44,1theformerthe Word Right ritten in front of the chamber 25; lVhenxthe vehicle is to be maneuvered in the left hand direction, the handle lever is rotated untilit contacts With the button 35, thus closing'the circuit thru thelamp 29 which provides an illuminated background forjthe Word Left. 7 manner the Words right and left" are displayed in a very prominent manner selectively, and addition, full control of the semaphore plate 23 is also ta-ken care of ivith the same movement; he extensible 36, 41, and of which is In this ture.

slidable in the stud 41 is required as the I angle of movement With respect to the axis 36 is variable thruout its lJI'LVBlWhGIl extending or telescoping the bar 16'outof or I into the casing 10;

I claim 7 I r A signaling apparatus comprising a casing having an opening therein; a plate member adapted to pass out of said casing thru said opening, a lazy tongs supporting said plate member, a sleevebracket mounted in said casing, a bar shdably supported in sald sleeve bracket, a shaft rotatable in'said oasing, a right angle extension on saidshaft,

an extensible stem slidable insaid extension a post support- In testimony whereof 'I afiix my signa- "CLIFFORD JOHNSON. I 

